Combined letter-sheet and envelop.



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PATENTED MAR11'0, 1908 0- L. BENEDICT. GQMBINED LETTER SHEET AND ENVELOP.

APPLIGATIQN FILED FEB-7.1907.

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" which it pprtains to' make and use the j when ready for mailingwill present the appearance ofan ordinary envelop, the side flaps thereof being sealed to the sealing "flap and the sealing flap being secured to the letter-reg ceiving portion, whereby there will be' no ex- A LE L-I orroitonro. amino. mitig- Be it known thatLCHARL s clear, and exactdescriptiorr .ofjthe invention,

such as will enable others skilled-in. the art to posed unsealed flaps, and access'tothe letter or inc-losures therein is effectually prevented. V

" In the accompanying drawings, 1 have illustrated my' improved combined; letter sheet and envelo and a full and exact descripti'on thereof is contained in the-annexed specific ation.

In'the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan'view of myimproved combined letter sheet and en'-- velop. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the back of the same showing the top 'l'lap removed. Fig.

' 3 is ayiew similar to Fig. 2 showing the first fold in preparing the article for mailing. Fig. v

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4 shows the second step in folding. shows the third step in folding. Fig. 6 shows my improved article ready to be mailed. Fig. 7 shows the address side of the envelop. Fig. 8 shows the article when opened.

In the several Views, like letters of reference designate. similar parts of my improved article.

A in the drawing designates the address receiving portion of the letter sheet and as hereinafter described. also forms theaddress ortion of the envelo The addressreceiV- mg portion A is preii rably oblong in form and is provided with the extension B, which I as shown, is preferably of the same width as that side of the, portion A-directly opposite to v sme -mast 1 .i

$iiecificapron of Eetters -j1 atent.

, "th ext n i n as" e ng fi' 'e ml! 5 i idth than thewidt-hv v BnNnnror, a subject ofthefl of Englandjresidingq at Toronto in the cotinty ofhf'orl t and-Province of Ontario, Canada, havejfinvented' certainv new and useful Improvements in a; CoIr 1 bined Letter She'etand Enyelop; and-l'do gether, as shown at d.

p10; wh h sa -the long 1 stud-Bil)- of less Of; Hid-flail) and inarkedi OFFICE ofijtherefronr-by a i ear perforations 'dij'j The obliquelyjfrom-the extremities of thezportion A to those-.of the stiib D., As shown in dot- 1 ted; 'lines Fig; .1 and in fulllinesiin Fig.v 2,; the I res s-a9 of theisealing flap 0 and stub D are j-aceiit to the line nferforations' d as shown at can'qllalong' the e ges-c c as: shown at 0 Er -designate side iflaps. extending later-' gunnned, the entire surface of the latter? be-- I g a 1 1ng.gum1n'edwhile-theformerisgummed ad- 1 My invention relatesto new and useful iin provements in the class of combined letter-- sheets and envelops andthe object thereof is I to produce? an article of this .kind. which;

ally from the p'oifti'on' A, the-SaidfiaPS: being r 1 ada ted tov overlap whenrfoldeifas shown-x in; i'g'. 5,, andih'aving their lower-edges ee extending at acute angles to'the ends of the portion A andhaving. their lower outer cor- .ners. cutaway, forming reentrant "angles therein, exposing, when folded a small part I of the .letter recei-ying. portion B.

A series of the sheets above described may,

desirable manner, as by fsta' ling. them toare in tablet form, it is obvious that any sheet can be readily detached'f rom the reen the sheets so if, desired, be bound in' tablet form by sev curing together the stubs '1) thereof any *mainder by tear g the same along the,per- I forated'line d.

pare the same for mailing the sheet is st detached fromthe tablet, as described and. then turnedover as shownin Fig. 2 with the gummed portion 0 c and c upwardly disposed. The portion B is' then turned upon itself about its middle as shown in Fig. 3 and then the entire portion B is turned back upon the portion A as shown in Fig. 4. The side flaps E E are then-folded onto the portion B with their ends overlapping as shown V in Fig. 5, thereby inclosing the side edges of the portion B, but leaving a small POItlQIl tiereof between the cutaway portions e 6 in said flaps E E exposed. The sealing flap C is then folded downward onto the flaps E E and sealed thereto by the gummed portions 0, c? c thereon and sealed to the small exposed part of the portion B by the gummed portion a as shown in Fig. 5. It

. its other side by 'g'ether and is, therefore,

1 letter portion B on one entire si obvious that the address receiving portion A of the letter forms the address side of the envelop formed and rotects the e as shown in Fig.- 8 while the portion B is rotected on the side flaps E and the flap C, all of which are sealed tosealed to a small exposed art of the portion B through the; flap C, w ereby all 0 the free edges of the portion B are in closed and all of the flaps are sealed, whereb? all access to the portion B or anyinc oslures, is impossible without breaking the sea When it is sealing desired, to 0 en the letter, a

'knife blade or other suit'ab e instrument can be inserted between right hand the envelo shown in the portion'B and the flap E to cut the three edges of in the direction of the arrows ig. 6' after which the portions A and B can be unfolded, as shown in Fig. 8-

I with the flap C still attached to the portion B.

The flap 0 can then bereadily peeled off of the portion B leaving-the letter unharmed, the portion A again becoming the address portion of the letter..

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A combined letter sheeft and envelop comprising a blank having an address receiving portion, for receiving the mailing l the writing receiving portion, for sealing the address which is at the same time the address of the letter receiving portion, a receiving portion extending from one edge thereof and adapted to be folded onto the same, side flaps extending-laterally from said address receiving to be folded onto said tion when the same is dress receiving portion and to substantially cover said letter receiving portion, said side flaps having their outer corners on their edges adjacent to' said let-tea portion, cut

portion and. adapted letter:- receiving poraway to exposea small part of said letter ceiving portion for receiving the mailing address which at the same time forms the address of the letter receiving portion, a letter receiving portion extending from one edge thereof and adapted to be folded onto the same, side flaps extending laterally from said address receiving portion and adapted to be folded onto said letter receiving portion when the same is folded onto said ad dress portion and to substantially cover said letter receiving portion when folded, said side ilaps having their outer corners on their edges adjacent to said letter portion, cut away to expose a small part of said letter receiving portion when folded onto the same and a sealing llap extending from thiftdge of said address portion opposite to the letter portion, said sealing llap being adapted to be folded onto said side flaps and provided with a gunnned portion on the side opposite same to said side laps and to the said small letter i exposed part of the letter receiving portion.

whereby the letter receiving portion when folded and any inclosure are substantially covered and protected by the side llaps, substantially as described.

lntestimony whereof I allix my signature,

folded onto said adin the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ll. BlCNEDlC'l.

Witnesses:

l-lnuaxx Ql'lC-LEY, W. W. Kxowurox.

ortion when folded onto the same 

